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After washing his hands in the Zhenxin Pool, the attitude of the three elves towards him has taken a qualitative leap. The already lively elf A and B have completely put down their guard against him and started to introduce the scenery here to him. The elf C who is leading the way is still reserved. A little, but not as cold as before.

Some male and female elves came towards them, greeting the elves who were with Yannick from time to time, but their eyes were more on Yannick. There have been no humans in the elves' territory for many years, let alone some priests!

Even though most of these gazes were full of probing and guarding, as well as faint hostility, the silver-haired priest did not show a trace of embarrassment. Instead, he chatted speculatively with the elves, which made the elves who were with him admire a little.

And Yannick also found that almost every elf carried the same standard bow and arrow on their backs, and their clothing differentiated between men and women, and there were almost no distinctions between occupations and classes except for the differences in some details and decorations between individuals.

He raised this question. Elf A and B said that the question was too profound for them to answer, but Elf C was happy to answer it for him: "Our elves are not as complicated as human society, and there is no class distinction here. Except Her Majesty In addition, all elves are equal, and since elves do not rely on mating and reproduction to reproduce offspring, the next elf king is often selected according to his qualifications before he is born, and then after his The elders are mainly responsible for guiding and cultivating him as he grows up to become a qualified king. The Illus you rescued last time is the default, the next elf king."

Yannick did not expect that he would be the future elf king after saving a baby elf. He was very surprised: "Since Illus is the next elf king, he should be taken care of properly. What about the demon fire dragon, if we hadn’t discovered him by accident, if he had been injured by the demon fire dragon before you arrived, what would we do?”

Elf C was a little sad when he heard the words: "These matters involve our family's internal affairs, let's wait for Her Majesty the Queen to tell you in person."

The houses of the elves are completely different from those of humans. They are not built on the ground, but in flower buds. The thick flower stalks hold up huge flower buds, and those flower buds are transformed into the residences of the elves. The colors of the flowers vary. Not the same, the houses are pink, pink blue, pink yellow and other pink and tender colors, very beautiful, but it is a bit troublesome to get to these houses, you have to climb up the vines hanging from the trees .

Yannick was a little worried. If the Elf Queen's house was the same after a while, how would he climb the tree with an elegant and pretentious posture?That is too difficult!

Fortunately the elf queen's dwelling was not built in the bud, but at the foot of the mountain, by a spring.

The house built with stones does not look shabby, and the queen's palace is as majestic as an ancient Greek temple in another world. This may be the most majestic building in the elves.

From the appearance point of view, there are many tall columns standing on the edge of the palace to support the entire roof structure. Various vines and flowers grow up along the columns, which are full of vitality and wildness. From a distance, it looks like the whole palace is surrounded by flowers. .

After they entered, Yannick found that the cuboid palace also used a beautifully curved dome, on which were carved various exquisite patterns, including carvings of various small animals, etc., to thank nature for the gift of the elves .

The elf queen did not put on airs to make him wait, but greeted him at the gate of the palace early. She was wearing a white dress with slanted shoulders, one side was covered by a white gauze hanging from her shoulders, and her blond hair, which was more dazzling than gold, was hanging behind her. , the tail of the hair is slightly rolled up, soft and playful.

This is a very attractive woman.

"Welcome, guest from afar." The elf queen smiled.

She opened her arms, and Yannick quickly understood and stepped forward to hug her.

The three elves looked very surprised. They received such a warm and high-level reception from Her Majesty the Queen when they met for the first time. You must know that the hatred between the Holy See and the elves is as deep as the ocean. For this personally welcome.

And the little black cat had to jump off the priest's shoulder and meowed at the elf queen, looking a little unhappy.

The elf queen glanced at it and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, but I still ignored you, you two, please come in."

Yannick felt that the other party's words seemed to have detected the identity of the Duke of Blood, but the little black cat did not transform, but walked gracefully in front of Yannick on catwalks.

The queen planned to have a private meeting with the priest, and the three elves were not allowed to enter. They saluted respectfully at the palace gate, and then left quickly.

"I'm sorry to bother you so presumptuously." There were two cups of steaming lime blossom tea on the seat. Lime nectar is the favorite of the elves, and it also has a sweet taste when used to make tea. Yannick just Take a sip and put it down.

The elf queen smiled and said: "Bishop Hill, I have heard of your name for a long time, please don't be so polite, this is the etiquette that our elves should have when receiving guests, but I didn't expect that there would be a distinguished guest with you, so Only two cups of tea are prepared."

She clapped her hands, and soon a female elf entered.

"Bring me another cup of tea."

"Yes."

The elf queen turned to the little black cat: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to come with Bishop Hill, please forgive my negligence, there is no blood wine here, and we can only use lime flower tea instead I hope you don't mind."

Yannick was surprised: "You know...?"

Queen of the Elf: "Ah, yes, it's a bit complicated to say. When I was a child, I met this lord before, so I have a little impression, but it also surprises me that the vampire will stay with the priest. It seems that I exclude the vampire. The objection to meeting with you is the right decision."

The elf brought in the steaming lime tea. The kitten meowed and sniffed it, but it didn't seem interested. It turned around and jumped on Yannick again, lying down on his lap.

The Elf Queen was a little surprised: "What happened to this Your Excellency, do you have to maintain this shape?"

"No," Yannick smoothed the black cat's hair without changing his expression. "It's just a transformation game that it likes recently. Maybe it thinks the cat's appearance is cuter."

"Meow~" The kitten licked its paw, and then stamped on Yannick's neck.

"..." Yannick felt a little ashamed, the dignified Blood Duke didn't even care about his demeanor in front of outsiders. Could it be that IQ really plummeted after being a cat for a long time?

The elf queen snorted, obviously finding the interaction between them quite interesting.

But with such an episode, the atmosphere immediately became less serious.

The elf queen said: "Thank you very much for taking care of Illus. Sota and Bella are stubborn. I guess they may have been rude to you before. I would like to extend my sincere apologies to you on behalf of them. I hope you don't mind." .”

"Of course not, but I heard that Sota has unfortunately passed away. There is a saying in our human world that once a person dies, even if there are any unpleasant things happened to him before he was alive, he doesn't need to take it to heart. I am very sorry It's a pity, not to mention that if it wasn't for Sota's token, I wouldn't be able to come here to meet you, and I would like to thank him in person."

"Yes, Sota is dead." The queen was a little sad. "He is a brave child. If there are no accidents, he will become a brave warrior in the future, but it is a pity that the god of fate did not favor him."

To be honest, Yannick didn't have too much affection for the male elf Sota. From the first meeting, he knew that the other party's character was very impulsive and direct. Perhaps this should be said to be the commonality of the elves. After all, the elves he had met They basically have this characteristic, which is not a shortcoming. After all, once they let go of their defenses and treat you as a friend, they will be very enthusiastic and loyal. But on the other hand, this kind of reckless character is also easy to cause trouble.

But the Queen said so, and Yannick followed her words: "Yes, it's such a pity, I sincerely hope that all this has nothing to do with the Holy See."

Even though he said that, he already believed in his heart that the matter was probably done by the Holy See.

Who knew that the queen shook her head: "No, no, his death has nothing to do with the Holy See."

Yannick was very surprised. He glanced at the little black cat. Could it be that Sota was captured by the blood clan later?

"This is a disgrace to our elves. It's really hard for me to speak, but since you have used the spring water from the Pond of Truth, you are already a friend of our elves. Elves should not hide anything from their friends."

The elf queen smiled wryly: "Sota's death was done by the elves."

ah?Yannick almost suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. His rare blank expression pleased the black cat, and the latter didn't even react when it slapped several marks on his face.

The Elf Queen said, "Yes, you heard correctly. In fact, meeting you today is also related to this matter."

Yannick showed an expression of all ears, and asked the elf queen to continue.

The elf queen said: "Just three years ago, I remember that on a rainy night, an unsuccessful visitor came to the elf territory. He asked to see me through the guardians outside. At first, the guardians thought it was the Holy See who was attacking, and they didn't allow me." He entered, but the man was not wearing a priest's robe, he was even covered with a cloak from head to tail, he couldn't see his appearance clearly, he didn't need a staff at all, and he didn't know what method he used, the elves guarding outside He was manipulated by him very quickly, and he was brought to me all the time."

Yannick's heart moved: "Is the manipulation you are talking about completely different from the shroud of holy light used by the Holy See?"

Elf Queen: "No, it's completely different. It's hard for me to describe it. It's like putting people in a dream, but the body is still being manipulated in reality."

Yannick blurted out: "Monster?! That's a high-level monster!"

The elf queen showed a bitter smile: "Yes, you are right, it is a high-level monster. But we didn't know at that time that his arrival caused a commotion among the elves, but he seemed to have no intention of attacking us. I'll talk."

She saw the expression of the silver-haired priest, and said: "Yes, I think you should have expected that the high-level monster wants to cooperate with the elves. To be precise, it is the monster who wants us elves to submit to them and help them. The condition is that when the monsters completely occupy the entire continent, they will divide a territory equivalent to the size of the current Garter Empire for the elves to thrive."

Yannick frowned slightly.

Since the Millennium War last time, the high-level monsters have made a comeback this time. As soon as they appeared in Olin Continent, they brought the ominous Black Death, and then turned humans into undead, commanding the army of undead in an attempt to destroy the entire human world. However, high-level monsters who have no good intentions towards humans show a peaceful gesture towards elves, which is simply unbelievable!

So why does the monster go to great lengths to convince the elves to surrender?Why not just turn humans into undead, or use their ability to possess, and turn elves into puppets that can be controlled?Could it be that they are brewing a bigger conspiracy?

Thinking about it carefully, it's suspiciously weird.

The elf queen said: "Land has always been the heart disease of the elves. Since the human world has continued to expand, coupled with the hunting of the Holy See, we have been forced to continuously shrink the territory. The current elves' territory is at most only one-third of the Duchy of Mecklen. One is not yet, so the proposal of the monster is very tempting to the elves."

Yannick took over her words: "More importantly, monsters are enemies of humans, and you hate humans. I guess many people in the elves will be moved after hearing the proposal of monsters."

"Yes." The elf queen sighed: "The monster is very smart. He has completely grasped our weaknesses. In fact, not only my people, but even me, after hearing his proposal, was very moved."

Yannick smiled slightly and was not whetted by her words: "But I guess you are as wise as you are and didn't agree in the end, otherwise you wouldn't be here to meet me."

The elf queen is the leader of the elves after all, and the reckless character of ordinary elves can hardly be reflected in her, but after hearing Yannick's compliment, her smile became more bitter: "Yes, you are right, I did not promise them , However, some clansmen have been moved by the words of the monsters, they think that the elves have been depressed for a long time, only a strong force from outside can break the current situation, let the elves rise again, and go to glory, and the monsters are such a force."

Yannick said: "With all due respect, elves are a peace-loving race. The reason why you hate humans is because humans have been persecuting you, and monsters want to destroy humans because they want to occupy the living space of the human world. are completely different in nature.”

"You are a wise and far-sighted person. I also think that the rise of the elves is impossible to achieve with the help of others, but at that time, many people did not consider this, and they could not even listen to my words. He insisted on going with that monster. It has to be said that the language of that high-level monster was very inciting, and the strength he showed in front of us also made many elves believe that they are fully capable of achieving this."

Yannick asked: "Is that high-ranking monster called Toines or Lilith?"

The elf queen laughed mockingly: "No, he said his name is Rochudan, a gift from darkness."

Yannick: "Then in the end, those who were incited by him, did they follow him?"

The elf queen said sadly: "Unfortunately, after the monster left, quite a few elves became fans of the monster, and I did not allow the elves to split. My decision, while the other faction is against me, they decided to run away from the elves, to follow that monster. I am very sad, during my reign, the elves have civil strife and division, it is all my fault!"

Yannick was very surprised: "Baby elf, I mean Illus, was taken out at that time? Sota's death is also related to this?"

The elf queen closed her eyes: "Yes, this sounds a bit ridiculous. The elves, who have always claimed to be united, are easily incited and divided. I really don't know how to express my inner self-blame and pain. !"

In fact, after she said this, Yannick already knew why the elf queen wanted to see him, not only because he saved the elf baby or Illus, but more importantly, he was a priest, a man with goodwill towards elves , the bishop who came here with an attitude of equality and cooperation.

Although the power he has now is still weak and cannot represent the Holy See, the farsighted Elf Queen has keenly discovered the current situation of the Elf Race. The hostility of human beings and the collusion between elves and monsters seem so weak and powerless. The elf queen urgently needs a reliable ally. Even if this ally cannot provide her with any help right now, there may be a chance to fight side by side in the future.

"I think you already understand the situation of the elves," the elf queen smiled wryly, with deep guilt on her face: "I'm sorry that I mentioned this to you and caused you trouble. As the leader of the elves, I I have to find a new way out for our family, but your wisdom, kindness, and heart that surpasses all the priests of the Holy See give me hope."

"You don't have to feel sorry for this. In fact, there is a reason why I came to see you." To the smart elf queen, telling the truth is more likely to win her trust, and the queen obviously did the same before. "I hope to establish a long-term friendship with you and the elves in a personal capacity."

Just washed his hands with the spring water from Zhenzhen Pond, the rising heat on his body seemed to have eased a bit, and he could still feel a little cool when the wind blew, but now after talking for a long time, that feeling came back again, Yannick Even felt a bit sweaty on my forehead and had to wipe it off with a handkerchief.

The elf queen's expression also became a little weird. She was concerned, but hesitated to speak: "Ah, do you want to rest for a while?"

"No, there is no need to..."

Yannick shook his head, but the feeling was getting weirder and weirder, as if a fire was being kindled slowly in his body. The flame was about to go out just now, but now it was burning vigorously again, which made Yannick want to be in the elf In front of the queen, he unbuttoned the button impolitely, but restrained himself.

"I think it's better for you to take a rest. After all, with your Excellency by your side, there shouldn't be any problems..." The elf queen suggested vaguely again. She had already stood up and called the elves outside to help prepare a room .

Yannick felt very uncomfortable about his strange physical condition, coupled with the strange reactions of these elves, it was inevitable that he would think in a bad direction.

"What do you mean...?" Seeing that the elf queen was about to walk out, Yannick quickly stood up and wanted to ask clearly. Unexpectedly, when his legs softened, he couldn't help falling forward. He quickly used his staff to support the ground, Avoid further faux pas. "I just met a reticulated snake. Is the abnormality on my body related to it?"

"No," the elf queen showed an apologetic expression, "the reticulated snake is just a sign that you will encounter incredible things, I guess you should have encountered 'Julia's blessing', a kind of vegetation that only grows around elf territories, It will bring better blessings to elves who have a crush on each other and strengthen their relationship."

To put it so implicitly, in short, it is an aphrodisiac!Yannick gritted his teeth a bit: "I remember that elves don't produce offspring by combining?"

"Yes, but that doesn't mean that elves can't be combined!" The elf queen showed a little smile on her worried face, "I think your first priority should be to find a room and have a good rest first, oh, with this lord, Instead of discussing academic issues with me here."

"Meow~" The little black cat shook its tail, but it did not return to its human form from the beginning to the end. Its eyes looked at Yannick innocently, as if to say: Honey, it has nothing to do with me. Without your permission, I dare not Change back to human body!